
Aging in Arkansas
Aging in Arkansas is written, produced and hosted by Rosalie Otters, Associate Professor in the UA Little Rock School of Social Work. Dr. Otters is specifically interested in aging and change.
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It seems like years since covid turned our lives upside down. For those older this has been a particularly worrisome change. However, this could be a time…
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By 2050, 95,000 older adults, especially those aged 50 to 65, are expected to be living without stable housing, 2 times the present rate.Those chronically…
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The age beginning older adulthood is undergoing change. While many researchers continue to make 65 as the entry point, today there is no set age:• The…
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About a million and half Americans are homeless yearly, at imminent risk or lacking a stable and adequate nighttime residence.The homeless population is…
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By 2030, twenty percent of Americans will be 65 or older. Because of better medical interventions and living standards those over 85 are the fastest…
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Adults 65 and over are expected to more than double by 2050. Therefore, we need to understand the cognitive changes of aging, even normal aging, where…
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Are you a social gambler or a gambler addict? Almost half of the 101 million visitors to American casinos in 2014 were age 50 or more.Gambling is a $66…
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For several reasons, many older alcoholics are never diagnosed and offered treatment for their dependency.Older adults often have less contact with…
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She may be the grandmother next door or your own relative. How often do we think of those 70 or 80, as having a problem with substance abuse? The rate of…
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When you realize you are forgetting or misspelling a word, you may start to worry. Dementia is often confused with normal mistakes or depression and is…